Douglas Groothuis is professor of philosophy at Denver Seminary, where he is the head of the Christian Apologetics and Ethics program, and directs the Gordon Lewis Center for Christian Thought and Culture. He received his PhD in philosophy from the University of Oregon in 1993, and has been on the faculty at Denver Seminary since then. Dr. Groothuis has written numerous academic and popular articles, as well as fourteen books, including Truth Decay (2000) and Christian Apologetics (2011), both of which won the "Award of Merit" prize from Christianity Today. More recently he has published Philosophy in Seven Sentences (InterVarsity Press, 1996) and I Love You to the Stars with Crytal Bowman (2020), which is an award-winning children's book. He has published thirty academic articles in journals such as Sophia, Religious Studies, Philosophia Christi, Journal of the Evangelical Theology Society, Priscilla Papers, Academic Questions, and Inquiry, and writes for the online magazine All About Jazz. He desires to make the truth and pertinence of Christianity known to the Church and the world through careful and sound reasoning. To that end, he often speaks in churches, on university campuses, on the radio, on podcasts, and in other public venues.

Gary Habermas (PhD, Michigan State University) has authored, co-authored, or edited some 43 books, half of which center on various aspects of Jesus’ resurrection, including Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? and The Risen Jesus and Future Hope. He has also contributed more than 70 chapters and essays to additional books and close to 200 articles and reviews in journals and other publications, including publishers like Oxford, Cambridge, Blackwell, Harper, Harcourt-Brace, Dell, Fortress, Baker, InterVarsity, and Zondervan. He has been a visiting or adjunct professor at more than 15 different graduate schools and seminaries in the United States and other countries. He is currently distinguished research professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Liberty University, teaching full-time in the PhD program at Liberty's Rawlings School of Divinity, and is visiting professor of apologetics at NOBTS.

Jamie Dew is the president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Leavell College. Previously, he was the vice president for undergraduate studies and distance learning at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds an MDiv and PhD in theological studies from SEBTS, as well as a PhD in philosophy of mind and philosophy of religion from the University of Birmingham (UK). He is married to Tara, and they have two sets of twins.

Timothy McGrew is professor in the Department of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. A specialist in theory of knowledge, logic, probability theory, and the history and philosophy of science, Dr. McGrew has spoken at Oxford, MIT, and other universities as well as at many churches and seminaries across the United States and overseas. He has also engaged in public debates on the meaning of faith, the rationality of belief in miracles, and the historical reliability of the Gospels. He holds the title of National Master from the United States Chess Federation and won the Michigan Championship in 2006. He and his wife, Lydia, have been married for over 30 years, and they have three chess-playing daughters.

Craig J. Hazen is professor of comparative religion and Christian apologetics at Biola University and founder and director of the Christian apologetics program. For nearly twenty years he was the editor of Philosophia Christi, one of the top philosophy of religion journals in the world. He has authored or contributed to a range of scholarly works including To Everyone an Answer, Apologetics Study Bible, his breakout novel Five Sacred Crossings, and Fearless Prayer. Hazen holds a PhD in religious studies and a degree in biological sciences, and has studied international law and human rights in Strasbourg, France.

Sam Allberry speaks around the world as a pastor, preacher and apologist. He is the author of Seven Myths About Singleness, Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? and What God Has To Say About Our Bodies. His writing can also be found at Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, and samallberry.com.

Lisa Victoria Fields is the founder and president of the Jude 3 Project. She is a graduate of the University of North Florida with a BS in communications and religious studies, and Liberty University with an MDiv with a focus in theology. She has spoken at evangelism, apologetics and biblical literacy events at various universities and churches. She has a passion for teaching the Word of God. In addition to her work in ministry, Lisa hosts a secular podcast for young professionals called Brunch Culture. She believes it's important for Christians to engage the culture and represent a biblical worldview. Above all, Lisa hopes to be marked by her love for God and people, because in her mind that is the only thing that really matters.

James Walker, president of Watchman Fellowship, is a former fourth-generation Mormon with over 25 years of ministry experience in the field of Christian evangelism, apologetics, interfaith evangelism, and discernment. He has been interviewed as an expert on new religious movements and cults on a variety of network television programs including Nightline, ABC World News Tonight, and PBS NewsHour. He has spoken at hundreds of churches, colleges, universities, and seminaries throughout the United States and internationally. He is author of the book The Concise Guide to Today’s Religions and Spirituality and forthcoming book What the Qur’an Really Teaches about Jesus (Harvest House, 2018).

Robert M. Bowman Jr., the president of Faith Thinkers(FaithThinkers.org), is an evangelical Christian author and speaker specializing in the integration of biblical scholarship and apologetics, especially in response to modern Christian heretical movements. He holds MA and PhD degrees in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary and South African Theological Seminary. His research interests include Christology and Trinitarianism, historical Jesus studies, history and methods of apologetics, and the interpretations of the Bible by such groups as Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. Dr. Bowman is the author of over 60 articles and the author or co-author of 14 books including Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ (with J. Ed Komoszewski) and Faith Has Its Reasons: Integrative Approaches to Defending the Christian Faith (with Kenneth D. Boa). Rob blogs at RobertBowman.net. Rob and his wife, Cathy, have been married since 1981 and have four children.

Richard G. Howe is a writer as well as a public speaker and debater in churches, conferences, and university campuses on issues concerning Christian apologetics and philosophy. He is Provost, Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics, and Norman L. Geisler Chair of Christian Apologetics at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Howe is Past President of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. In their free time, Richard and his wife Rebekah enjoy international travel.

Bob Stewart serves as professor of Philosophy and Theology and Greer-Heard Chair of Faith and Culture at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored or edited numerous books and is the general editor of the Studies in Christian Apologetics monograph series from B&H Academic. He has also published articles in numerous books and journals. He also has spoken in university settings in North America and Europe. As head of the apologetics program at NOBTS, Dr. Stewart produces Defend the Faith and ran the Greer-Heard Point Counterpoint Forum for 14 years.

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Kyle Beshears (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is campus pastor of Mars Hill Church in Mobile, Alabama, and teaches religion at the University of Mobile. He is the author of Apatheism: How to Share When They Don't Care.

Tawa Anderson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Assistant Director of the Honors Program at Oklahoma Baptist University. A dual US-Canadian citizen, he served for seven years as the English pastor of Edmonton Chinese Baptist Church and part-time Baptist chaplain at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Tawa is the co-author of An Introduction to Christian Worldview and author of the recently-released Why Believe? Christian Apologetics for a Skeptical Age. He speaks in the western United States and Canada on worldview and apologetics. He is passionate about contemporary Christian philosophy, particularly philosophical apologetics, and blogs (with intermittent dedication) at Tawapologetics.blogspot.com.

Dr. Michael G. Strauss (BS, Biola University, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles) is a David Ross Boyd Professor of Physics at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He conducts research in experimental particle physics at CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, where he studies the fundamental particles and forces in the universe. Dr. Strauss has spoken at universities, schools, and churches throughout the world about the intersection of science and Christianity. He is the author of the book The Creator Revealed: A Physicist Examines the Big Bang and the Bible, and one of the general editors of Zondervan's Dictionary of Christianity and Science.

Rhyne Putman is the associate vice president for academic affairs and director of worldview formation at Williams Baptist University and associate professor of theology and culture at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including When Doctrine Divides the People of God (Crossway, 2020) and The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction (B&H Academic, 2021).